US 11,918,046 B2
Cartridge and e-vaping device with serpentine heater
Shmuel Gavrielov, Beit Shemesh (IL); Yuval Malka, Richmond, VA (US); Rangaraj S. Sundar, Midlothian, VA (US); Isaac Weigensberg, Richmond, VA (US); David Rubli, Revava (IL); Moshe Eliyahu, Beit Shemesh (IL); Arye Weigensberg, Richmond, VA (US); Scott A. Fath, Henrico, VA (US); Christopher S. Tucker, Midlothian, VA (US); and William J. Bogdziewicz, Richmond, VA (US)
Assigned to Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed on Mar. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/182,679.
Application 18/182,679 is a continuation of application No. 17/519,980, filed on Nov. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,602,167, issued on Mar. 14, 2023.
Application 17/519,980 is a continuation of application No. 17/018,211, filed on Sep. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,197,500, issued on Dec. 14, 2021.
Application 17/018,211 is a continuation of application No. 16/747,172, filed on Jan. 20, 2020, granted, now 10,786,005, issued on Sep. 29, 2020.
Application 16/747,172 is a continuation of application No. 16/410,199, filed on May 13, 2019, granted, now 10,806,188, issued on Oct. 20, 2020.
Application 16/410,199 is a continuation of application No. 16/053,313, filed on Aug. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,285,450, issued on May 14, 2019.
Application 16/053,313 is a continuation of application No. 15/224,866, filed on Aug. 1, 2016, granted, now 10,051,894, issued on Aug. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0210170 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/44 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/40 (2020.01) [A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/44 (2020.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An e-vaping device comprising:
a cartridge including,
a first housing extending in a longitudinal direction,
a heater in the first housing, the heater including,
a first electrical lead extending from a first end of the heater, and a second electrical lead extending from a second end of the heater, the second electrical lead having an end portion, the end portion defining a plurality of orifices therein, the plurality of orifices configured to permit airflow therethrough;
wherein the second electrical lead is bent inwardly so as to at least partially block a portion of an air passage in the cartridge; and
a battery section including,
a second housing, and
a battery in the second housing, the battery configured to electrically connect to the heater.